A 22-YEAR-OLD man accused of possessing a lock knife at a hospital has pleaded not guilty.

James McGlade, of Lower Hall Street, St Helens appeared at Merseyside Magistrates' Court.

He is accused if having a lock knife on him at the University Hospital in Aintree on March 10, 2017.

He denied the offence.

The case was sent to Liverpool Crown Court where McGlade will next appear on March 6.

He was granted unconditional bail until then.